William McKinley Bastian and Amy Garvin

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Husband William McKinley Bastian ^{1 2}

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           Born: 16 Nov 1813 - Armstrong Twp, Lycoming Co, PA 2
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           Died: 9 Jul 1887 2
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         Father: Peter Bastian (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary Artley (      -      ) 4

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       Marriage: 11 Nov 1841 3

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Wife Amy Garvin ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Annie Garvin 5
           Born: 14 May 1823 - Cranberry Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
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           Died: 21 May 1896 3
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         Father: David Garvin (Abt 1788-      ) 1 5
         Mother: Permelia Mallison (      -      ) 1 5

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Children

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1 M George Byards Bastian ⁷

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            AKA: George B. Bastien 6
           Born: 7 Jan 1844 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 3
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           Died: 28 Oct 1907 4
         Buried:  - East Wildwood

         Spouse: Caroline Endres (      -Aft 1909) 6

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2 F Margaret Amelia Bastian ³

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         Spouse: Oliver C. Genther (      -      ) 3

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3 F Frances Bastian ³

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         Spouse: Frank Fletcher (      -      ) 3

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4 F Amy Bastian ³

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           Died: while young
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5 F Willhelmina Bastian ³

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         Spouse: J. F. Strieby (      -      ) 3

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6 F Eliza Bastian ³

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         Spouse: Alton Hopkins (      -      ) 3

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7 M David Garvin Bastian ²

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           Born: 27 Sep 1858 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Sovina Peters Hoffecker (      -      ) 2

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8 F Josephine Bastian ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: when nine months old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - William McKinley Bastian

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He was an enterprising business man and an extensive manufacturer of agricultural implements. He originated and manufactured the "Bastian Four-horse-power Threshing Machine," which was the best of its kind and retained the lead and preference up to the advent of the steam thresher. For a number of years he was engaged in an extensive mercantile business with his brother-in-law, John Hall, in the borough of Butler, Pennsylvania. This venture was not a success; and at its close in 1859, he moved with his family to Zelienople and purchased a hotel property from John Knox, which was called "The Bastian House," and which he conducted during the Civil War and up to the year 1879, when he sold it and retired from active business.

"He possessed the most open and unselfish nature, and was never distrusted. He had but few ambitions, and cared but little for the shout of the multitude or the blare of the political trumpet. He will not be remembered for any great or noted achievement; but the little sympathies he showed for the unfortunate; the little acts of kindness he did for others; the little encouragements he dropped into sad lives; the dainty little hopes he planted in the waste places of cheerless hearts; the little sunbeams of cheer he drifted into the dark corners of desolate souls; and the number of Heartsease and Forget-me-nots he planted along the by-ways of human experience, make up the blessed heritage he left to his family and friends."

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General Notes: Wife - Amy Garvin

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"She was no ordinary woman, but a conspicuous and unique character. No one ever met her without being impressed with the magnetic strength of her own individuality. She possessed great force of character, a strong and iron will, sound judgment, and was of queenly and commanding presence. Her perceptions were keen and quick, her discrimination fine and intelligent and her conclusions logical and accurate. She was a positive force in the community where she lived. The influence of her life was always on the right side. Her impulses were all tender, noble and generous; her sympathies were as genial and warm as the sunshine and as broad and deep as life itself. She made her life valuable, and impressed her individuality deep in the minds and memory of her friends and in the nature and character of every member of her family. The sphere of her activities was not wide, but the fruitage of her life was bountiful."

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1164.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1244.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1245.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1246.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 228.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1119.

7 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 977, 1245.